proprioceptor

English

Etymology

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptor, from proprius + clipped receptor.

Noun

proprioceptor (plural proprioceptors)

1. (anatomy) A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position

Related terms

• proprioception
• proprioceptory

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French propriocepteur.

Noun

proprioceptor m (plural proprioceptori)

1. (anatomy) proprioceptor

Declension

Declension of proprioceptor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) proprioceptor	proprioceptorul	(niște) proprioceptori	proprioceptorii
genitive/dative	(unui) proprioceptor	proprioceptorului	(unor) proprioceptori	proprioceptorilor
vocative	proprioceptorule		proprioceptorilor